# US 2014/0192548 A1 · Vehicle headlight assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192548 A1 - Document ID: US20140192548A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/146,409 - Filed: 2014-01-02 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Thomas Kracker; Tony Wang; Frank Ramos; Darrin Roberts; Shinichi Todaka; Dean Bowles; Ippei Yamamoto - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192548A1 ## CPC - F21S 41/255: Lenses with a front view of circular or truncated circular outline - F21S 41/148: the main emission direction of the LED being perpendicular to the optical axis - F21S 41/151: arranged in one or more lines - F21S 41/275: Lens surfaces, e.g. coatings or surface structures - F21S 41/338: {the reflector having surface portions added to its general concavity} - F21S 41/50: characterised by aesthetic components not otherwise provided for, e.g. decorative trim, partition walls or covers - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS ## Abstract A reflector configured to receive and reflect illumination from an illumination device across a projector lens of a vehicle headlight assembly. The reflector includes a reflection surface, a curved edge adjacent to the reflection surface and defining a lower illumination aperture, and a wall member extending across the lower illumination aperture to define a gap portion between the wall member and the curved edge. The wall member is configured to reduce illumination reflected from the reflection surface by blocking an amount of illumination passing through the lower illumination aperture. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle headlight assembly comprising: a housing defining a housing window and including an extension extending along a lower portion of the housing window; an illumination device positioned within the housing; a projector lens positioned within the housing and in front of the illumination device; and a reflector positioned within the housing and configured to reflect illumination from the illumination device across the projector lens and through the housing window, the reflector including: a curved edge defining a lower illumination aperture, and a wall member extending across the lower illumination aperture to define a gap portion between the wall member and the curved edge of the lower illumination aperture, wherein the wall member is configured to reduce illumination reflected from the reflector across the projector lens and striking the extension by blocking an amount of illumination passing through the lower illumination aperture. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 1, wherein the illumination device, the projector lens, and the reflector are configured to operate as a daytime running lamp. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 1, wherein the reflector is configured to reflect illumination at a higher intensity across a top portion of the projector lens than across other portions of the projector lens. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 1, wherein the reflector is configured to reflect illumination across the projector lens so that light is visible at least across a top portion of the projector lens. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 4, wherein the reflector is configured to reflect the illumination across a surface area of the projector lens greater than the top portion of the projector lens. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 1, wherein the vehicle headlight assembly includes a reflector assembly including five reflectors. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 1, wherein the projector lens includes a flat side and a convex side, and wherein the flat side is positioned closer to the illumination device than the convex side. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 7, wherein the convex side includes a textured surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 1, wherein the illumination device includes a light emitting diode. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 1, wherein the wall member of the reflector is coupled to each side of the curved edge. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 1 and further comprising a cover positioned over the housing window of the housing. ### Claim 12 A reflector configured to receive and reflect illumination from an illumination device across a projector lens of a vehicle headlight assembly including a housing with an extension, the reflector comprising: a reflection surface; a curved edge adjacent to the reflection surface and defining a lower illumination aperture; and a wall member extending across the lower illumination aperture to define a gap portion between the wall member and the curved edge, wherein the wall member is configured to reduce illumination reflected from the reflection surface by blocking an amount of illumination passing through the lower illumination aperture. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The reflector of claim 12, wherein the reflection surface, the curved edge, and the wall member are configured to operate with the illumination device and the projector lens as a daytime running lamp. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The reflector of claim 12, wherein the reflection surface is configured to reflect illumination at a higher intensity across a top portion of the projector lens than across other portions of the projector lens. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The reflector of claim 12, wherein the reflection surface is configured to reflect illumination across the projector lens so that light is visible at least across a top portion of the projector lens. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The reflector of claim 15, wherein the reflection surface and the wall member are configured to reflect illumination across a surface area of the projector lens greater than the top portion of the projector lens. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The reflector of claim 12, wherein the wall member is coupled to each side of the curved edge of the reflector.